bốn phương
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bốn + phương, calque of Chinese 四方 (tứ phương).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓon˧˦ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓoŋ˦˥ fɨəŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit]- (literal, collective) the four cardinal directions
- Synonym: tứ phía
- 4 phương, 8 hướng ― 4 cardinals and 8 ordinals
- (figurative) the whole world
- y học bốn phương ― all kinds of medicines, eastern, western or otherwise